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May 21, 2012

POOR MOMMY

Mona Mi and Cakie Head here, or as I would rather be called, Do Do Head, with a health report on our Mommy and to let you know we might not be posting much this week.

Our Mommy is a wreak. Her insurance won't pay for her insulin, Humanlin 70/30, amymore so three weeks ago her doctor changed it to Levemir and it ain't working. They haven't found the right dosage and she keeps getting reading over 300. So they keep increasing the dosage. Poor Mommy is tired all the time and frustrated too!

Today she went to the Orthopedic doctor about her knees, hip and her lower back. He gave her 2 steroid shots, one in each knee but he wouldn't do any x-rays of her lower back or hip cause he said she needs an MRI. He thinks the hip problem has to do with her back. After the MRI he will do a hip x-ray if needed. She's got Old-Arthur-rities, that follows her everywhere she goes, plus pinched nerves and NO cartilage between some of her discs. He says she needs knee replacements but she is fighting it. She's also gonna have to have a test on her left hand that's always hurting but he don' think it's carpal tunnel.

So Thursday she's gonna have the MRI.

Please send some good vibes and Power of the Paw for the old lady. She had back surgery in 1974 and that's when Old-Arthur-rities started following her night and day, so she don't want NO SURGERY!!

I will for sure cross my paws for your mommy. My MOM has type 1 diabetes and she has to take two diffident insulin's. So I know what you are going through with levels. It can be scary. Stupid insurance. Blessings,Gooseberry

I hope your mom does well on her tests. I recommend the knee replacements highly. Both of my parents have had theirs done (my mom had both hers done last year and dad had one done a few years ago) and it makes a huge difference. My mom is no longer in pain every day with her knees.

Also I am sure surgery for backs has come a long way since 1974. I know having these surgeries wouldn't be easy, but they might make you feel a lot better.

We'll keep our paws, fingers and wings crossed for your Mommy. That arthur-i-tis can be a terrible thing. Shame on that insurance company not covering her medicine. We hope the other meds start kicking in. Tell your mommy to hang in there.

Her come the bubble in the sky-filled with good wishes for your mama, that the insulin issue gets fixed stat.That all the tests get done- MRI's and everything else... and thatArthur man leaves her alone.Also for the insurance company to be flushed in the toilet.They better not mess with your mama, or I will peee on their shoes.Sending love! Go look for the bubbles!xoxotweedles

Mona Mi and Cake Head, Mommy and I can totally relate to this. Daddy is a diabetic and uses Humalin, our insurance covers only a very small part of it and it is expensive, as you know. He had a kidney transplant so the doctors insist he stay on Humalin so we have to pay it. Insurance really stinks sometimes. I am crossing paws and Mommy is praying for your Mommy. We want her to get better. My Mommy has spinal stenosis so she understands that part also. Good luck and we are sending lots of magic bubbles filled with love and hope.

I definitely feel for your mama with the insurance woes! I've had a lot of problems w/ several insurance companies in the past, so I can emphasize with what she's going through.

I have a bad hip too. I was supposed to get an MRI but my insurance (through work, which I clearly didn't research!) wouldn't pay for it because I hadn't met my $2500 annual deductible. The MRI itself would have been about $3000, so the insurance would have covered very little of it, the rest would have to come out of my own pocket. I was already having to pay for physical therapy from the year before (over $3000 for 6 weeks, and the insurance paid less than 10%) so I couldn't afford that.

I hope the drs. figure out her meds soon and that she gets to feeling better.

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Mona + Prissy + Angel Weenie

My name is Mona. I am a wire hair dachshund adopted from DACHSHUND RESCUE OF HOUSTON on 02/19/05. I came to comfort my Mommy when, Samantha, her almost 15 year old first dachshund went to the Rainbow Bridge. Mommy said I saved her life but she saved me first. Samantha quides me now from heaven.
She adopted 4 more dachshunds, my brothers...Jacks, Siskle, Toby and Peanut but due to a medical problem had to give my brothers back to DROH in 2007. They are all happy with their new families and we still get to visit with them.
My bloggie is dedicated to Samantha and my brothers...they are ever in our hearts.